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At any instant, the ratio of the amounts of two radioactive substance is `2:1`. If their half-lives be, respectively, `12h` and `16h`, then after two days, what will be the ratio of the substances?

A

0.042361111111111

B

0.084027777777778

C

0.043055555555556

D

0.044444444444444

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